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wide-angle shot , wide-angle lens, short lens: a shot taken with a lens that is able to take a wider field of view than a regular or normal lens and has the effect of exaggerating the depth relationships.
widescreen also referred to as Cinemascope: a movie image that has an aspect ratio in which the width is greater than the height. For standard ratios, see Academy Ratio, also see anamorphic and panavision.
wild track or wild recording: a sound recording made in absence of any camera or without camera synchronization. See also sync track.
wipe: a transitional device in which one shot appears to be "pushed" off the screen by another shot
workprint: the work print footage is the developed print generated directly from the camera original, sometimes referred to as the edited dailies. See also fine cut and rough cut.
worm's-eye view or low-angle shot: a shot taken from directly below the subject
wrap: the wrap-up or end of a process (e.g., the shooting of a scene)